In any other primary, having 5 times the spend as your opponent should be enough to sail through to victory. Add on top of that the endorsement of the Senate Majority Leader, NRA, Right to Life, and the President of the United States and this is a no-brainer. Include the advantage of (technically) being an incumbent and one would have to be an idiot to bet against you.
That’s the situation that Luther Strange finds himself in, but Alabama dared to bet… and vote… against him. Roy Moore, the controversial former Chief Justice and constitutional originalist has defeated Strange in the Alabama primary runoff.
This wasn’t your run-of-the-mill primary runoff. As noted before, this race had national implications. Now, Moore will go on to face Democrat Doug Jones, a former U.S. attorney in Alabama.
Perspectives
Moore Wins Alabama GOP Senate Primary | The Daily Caller
“They’re going to say, ‘Donald Trump, the President of the United States, was unable to pull his candidate across the line. It is a terrible, terrible moment for Trump,’” the president said while imitating news anchors at a Friday rally in Alabama in support of Strange.
Moore wins Republican Senate primary, dealing blow to GOP establishment – The Washington Post
Moore is now the front-runner to win the seat in a Dec. 12 general election. He will face Democratic candidate Doug Jones, a former U.S. attorney in Alabama.
BREAKING: MOORE WINS ALABAMA PRIMARY
Strange’s loss is a big loss for Mitch McConnell, who backed him heavily, and it is also a loss for Donald Trump, who went all in for Strange in the weeks leading up tonight.
BREAKING: Roy Moore Wins Alabama Senate Primary Run-Off | The Resurgent
Moore and Strange were the two top vote getters in the initial primary election back on August 15. Since neither got over 50%, they went to a run-off. The GOP establishment went all-in for Strange, pouring millions into the race on his behalf. Mitch McConnell, Karl Rove, and other liberal Republicans slandered Moore with millions of dollars in false attacks. Donald Trump even endorsed Luther Strange and campaigned for him. Despite all this, Roy Moore consistently led in polling throughout the run-off campaign, so tonight’s result is not a surprise.
Reactions
Mitch McConnell rn pic.twitter.com/JQuJfBjtk8
— Aaron Bandler (@bandlersbanter) September 27, 2017
It is clear in the first five mins after the AP called it for Moore that the media fundamentally doesn't understand what just happened.
— Chris Pandolfo (@ChrisCPandolfo) September 27, 2017
Prepare for Breitbart + Bannon to take credit for this… https://t.co/JGooSzmukb
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 27, 2017
#ALSEN hot takes:
?$ isn't everything
?Trump-endorsement can't save the swamp
?Constitutionalists can win
All good for the #FederalistParty.— JD Rucker (@JDRucker) September 27, 2017
#FakeNews https://t.co/KDteqNZ4Y4
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) September 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/912852280126447616
Final Thoughts
The left will try to pin this on President Trump as a major blow to his power within the GOP and they won’t be entirely wrong. Here’s the reality: he endorsed the guy who was loyal to him and probably didn’t give any other factors much thought. He heard “incumbent” and “big money from McConnell’s superPAC” and thought, why not? In business, holding loyalty as more valuable than ideology can work. In politics, that’s not always the case. It’s actually a good thing for Trump long-term that his swampy endorsement failed.
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
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